Monday, January 5, 2009

Healing Properties (Some of my Favorite Things)


The following is sure to lift your spirits... 

 
Julie Dash's "Daughters of the Dust (1991)" 
Jasmine
Miles Davis' "Nefertiti"
Nag Champa 
Rose 
Barrie Karp
Avocado 
Tracy Chapman 
Whole Foods (I know.) 
LifeThyme
Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock" 
Agave, Pecan Popcorn
Papaya Juice
A New Notebook
Toni Cade Bambara's "Gorilla My Love" 
1968
Quiet used book stores
Book cover art from the 1980's 
Jimmy Hendrix
Sun Ra
Anu Ra
White Bean Hummus
Billie Holiday's "Willow Weep For Me" 
Maya Hatch's "Willow Weep For Me" 
Ethiopian Coffee 
Chamomile tea with Molasses 
Brown Rice with Vegan Butter, Garlic and Black Pepper
Curry
Laughter (the crazier the better)
Yellow and Orange Beads
"Aiesha's Shea Butter" 
Peace
Egyptian Vanilla incense  
Carols Daughters "Black Vanilla Leave in Conditioner" (I know.) 
Serenity 
Gayatri Mantra first thing in the morning (Shimshai and Tina Malia's)
Patchouli 
Kara Walker's wily Negress
Snookums + Kali + Cleo + Lorena House  (that's the equation)
Trader Joe's "Dark Chocolate with Raisins and Pecans" 
Levis Skinny Jeans (I know.) 
The color Orange
"The Color Purple"
Almond Oil (three bottles, each infused with one of your favorite essential oils)
"Eve's Bayou" 
Black Women 
Marcus Borton
Cate Blanchett 
Earth Wind and Fire's "That's the way of the World" 
Good Green
Spike Lee
Charnell + season three of Martin + chocolate (that's the equation)
Beautiful, Colorful or not Glass
Toni Morrison's "Sula" and "Song of Solomon" and "Jazz" 
Alice Walker
Brooklyn Bohemian 
Amiri Baraka
Amina Baraka
Fresh Fresh pineapple juice
Ezekiel Bread
Naomi Campbell 
Funky Hats
Strawberry and Papaya in a Smoothies
Soymilk
Odetta
Zora Neal Hurson 
Folklore
Sweet Honey in the Rock 
Amel Larrieux
.............. so much more. Any additions? 



4 comments:

  1. Yes...

    John Coltrane's "Naima" and "Kind of Blue"
    The sound of the ocean
    Black Bean Soup on a cold day
    Hot cranberry apple tea
    Sunsets/Sunrises
    J. California Cooper
    love
    balance
    progress
    ginger pumpkin bread
    Finca Sobreno 2004
    Orchids
    Bob Marley
    Ntozake Shange
    David Garibaldi
    Dwele "Weekend Love"
    unsalted cashews
    "green" brownies
    spinach fettucini alfredo
    california coast

    So much more...but then I should probably create my own list :-)

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  2. "Voodoo Child" Jimi Hendrix
    Chamomile and Burdok herbs
    fresh air after it rains
    Khalil Gibran "the prophet"
    Osho
    Marvin Gaye "What's Going On"
    My son Zahid
    Nigga Fu/Gung Fu
    Saul Williams "Tao of Now"
    frankincense and Myrrh
    SOHAM=meaning I AM THAT
    Biggie "Warning","Niggas Bleed"
    Ankh
    hummus, olives,and Zaatar bread
    Dice, playing cards,
    African Holistic Health by Laila o. Africa
    Marcus Garvey
    Lemon juice
    Wu-Tang "Triumph"
    Pharoah Monch "the truth"
    Scarface "never seen a man cry"
    brown rice, brown sugar
    2pac "unconditional love", "my block", "outlaw"
    sacred geometry
    etc.
    this your cuzn Saadiq aka(cuzn Dre')

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